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diff --git a/mm/pgtable-generic.c b/mm/pgtable-generic.c
index daa08b91ab6b..5297dcc38c37 100644
--- a/mm/pgtable-generic.c
+++ b/mm/pgtable-generic.c
@@ -305,18 +305,6 @@ nomap:
return NULL;
}
-pte_t *pte_offset_map_nolock(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
- unsigned long addr, spinlock_t **ptlp)
-{
- pmd_t pmdval;
- pte_t *pte;
-
- pte = __pte_offset_map(pmd, addr, &pmdval);
- if (likely(pte))
- *ptlp = pte_lockptr(mm, &pmdval);
- return pte;
-}
-
pte_t *pte_offset_map_ro_nolock(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
unsigned long addr, spinlock_t **ptlp)
{
@@ -372,15 +360,6 @@ pte_t *pte_offset_map_rw_nolock(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
* and disconnected table. Until pte_unmap(pte) unmaps and rcu_read_unlock()s
* afterwards.
*
- * pte_offset_map_nolock(mm, pmd, addr, ptlp), above, is like pte_offset_map();
- * but when successful, it also outputs a pointer to the spinlock in ptlp - as
- * pte_offset_map_lock() does, but in this case without locking it. This helps
- * the caller to avoid a later pte_lockptr(mm, *pmd), which might by that time
- * act on a changed *pmd: pte_offset_map_nolock() provides the correct spinlock
- * pointer for the page table that it returns. In principle, the caller should
- * recheck *pmd once the lock is taken; in practice, no callsite needs that -
- * either the mmap_lock for write, or pte_same() check on contents, is enough.
- *
* pte_offset_map_ro_nolock(mm, pmd, addr, ptlp), above, is like pte_offset_map();
* but when successful, it also outputs a pointer to the spinlock in ptlp - as
* pte_offset_map_lock() does, but in this case without locking it. This helps